Forums will be 60 minutes long, and split over the two days of the conference.
Please click this link for full details of SIG forums
NB: The information below may have been updated; please refer to the link above for the most up-to-date information.
Saturday, May 17 (12:30-13:30)
Vocabulary SIG Forum
Howarth, M. & Vitta, J.
Room 3-102
Pragmatics in Materials: Developing Pragmatics-Focused Materials in ELT MW Forum
Meizlish, T., Ogawa, Y., Romney, C., & Patterson, R.
Room 3-201
JALTCALL Forum: Applying AI in Language Education
Hofmyer, M., Ohashi, L., Dizon, G., Fujii, N., Obari, H., & Carr, G.
Room 3-202
GILE Forum: The Importance of Agency in Global Issues Language Education
Lavigne, A.,. Nakagome, S., Jones, B., & Kambara, J., & Singh, S.
Room 3-302
Saturday, May 17 (14:15-15:15)
CEFR LP SIG Forum: 21st Century Skills and the CEFR: Action Research, Plurilingualism and Mediation
Schmidt, G., Nagai, N., Imig, A., & Roque de Hishiyama, A.
Room 3-102
ALL SIG Forum: Inspiring Autonomy in Accessible Language Learning
Moriya, R., Takasugi, C., & Brown, T.
Room 3-201
ICLE Forum: Fostering Intercultural Learning: COIL and Effective Classroom Resources
Rakhshandehroo, M., Benthien, G., & Sandu, R.
Room 3-202
TEVAL Forum: Beyond Scores: Examining Rater Types and Acoustic Influence in L2 Testing
Schaefer, E. & Kawata, M.
Room 3-302
Saturday, May 17 (15:45-16:45)
LiLT forum: Literature in Language Teaching
Maune, J., Villanueva, C., Hooper, T., McIlroy, T., Kuze, K., & Hasegawa, A.
Room 3-102
ER Forum: Working Together to Build an ER friendly University Across Languages
Jourdan-Otsuka, R., Arrieta, D., Misoschko, G., Barinova, A., Brierley, M. &. Goto, C.
Room 3-201
Pragmatics SIG Forum: Pragmatics and Language Learning: From Research to the Classroom
Araki, S., Tu, S. P., Hao, J., Feroze, M. A., & Ronald, J.
Room 3-202
GALE SIG Forum: Hybrid How-Tos: Two Tried & True Procedures from JALT Organizations
Escobar, E., Noxon, E., & Tuttle, T.
Room 3-302
Saturday, May 17 (16:55-17:55)
Navigating the PanSIG Journal: From Submission to Review
Campos, M., MacKenzie, A., & Uehara, S.
Room 3-102
Teacher Development SIG Forum: Reflective Practices & Creative Teaching: Paths to Agency & Autonomy
Kuroda, J. M., Gloria, C., & Thomas, J.
Room 3-201
MAVR SIG Forum: Expanding Realities: MAVR Innovations for Global Learning and Collaboration
Hawkinson, E., Alizadeh, M., Figueroa, R., Garcia, G. M., Deterala, S., & Pugoy, R. A.
Room 3-202
JALT DEI Committee: Developing Inclusive Workplaces: A DEI Workshop on Microaggressions
Oo, M. K., Clark, G., Glasgow, G. P., Kim, M., Yao, Y., & Carroll, S. M.
Room 3-302
Sunday, May 18 (10:05-11:05)
Business Communication SIG Forum: Impact of AI-based Language Services on Business Communicationin Japan
Ujiie, S., Carley, H., & Araki, I.
Room 3-102
Bilingualism SIG Forum: From ESL Learner to ESL Educator: Changing Identities of a TESOL Practitioner
Tanaka, M., Alexandra, S., & Schultz, N.
Room 3-201
Other Languages Educators Forum: The Road Through Academia: Embracing the Cycle of Reciprocal Learning
Krause-Ono, M., Szirmai, M., & Wright, P.
Room 3-103
SPIN Forum (Student Peer Interaction Network Committee)
White, C., Li, S., Nguyen, P., & Mizoguchi, N.
Room 3-202
JASAL SALC Forum: Sharing SALC experiences
Taylor, C. & Kandaboda, P. B..
Room 3-302
Sunday, May 18 (12:30-13:30)
Global Englishes SIG Forum
Rathore, C. S., McTaggart, F., & Joicey B.
Room 3-102
Learner Development SIG Forum: Developing the Whole Student: A Path to Autonomy
Kira, A., Moreau, R.,.Vye, S., Jayasooriya, L. B., Lombardi, I., Johnson, M., & Morgan, J.
Room 3-201
Critical Thinking SIG Forum
Devitte, W. D., Wang, X., Jennings, S., Gann, D., Dunn J. D., & Hooper, T.
Room 3-202
Mind, Brain & Education SIG Forum: Practical Issues of Autonomy and Agency in Our Classrooms: Let Us Share!
Masda, Y., Burke, A., Gillis-Furutaka, A., & Reeve, J.
Room 3-302
Listening SIG Forum: Applying a CDST lens to EMI research: Findings from Hong Kong, Japan, and Sweden
Madarbakus-Ring, N.
Room 3-103
Sunday, May 18 (13:40-14:40)
LLL SIG Forum: Motivations for Lifelong Learning in Undergraduate & Graduate Studies
Nakanishi, J. R., Dobbs, A., Yokozeki, M., Shibuya, J., & Dias, J.
Room 3-102
CUE SIG Forum: Exploring ideology in autonomy, learner agency, and the connected classroom
William, S., Yamamoto, K., Kelly, C., & Bacala, F., Zaitseva, N., & Simpson, W.
Room 3-201
TYL Forum: Autonomy and Agency in Young Learner Language Education: A Roundtable Discussion
Noxon, E., Chartrand, R., & Braun, A..
Room 3-202
PIE SIG Forum: Stage to Classroom: Developing EFL Skills with Drama Games + Film Studies
Gallagher, A. B., Kobayashi, D., Ford-Mihashi, A., Kluge, D., & Kinsman, D. A.,
Room 3-302
Study Abroad SIG Forum: Creating A New Study Abroad Program: Flipped Panel/Workshop
Andras Molnar, J., Ryan, S., & Legge, T.
Room 3-103